Millwright - Installation, Maintenance,
Alignment and tools
1. When tempering a hand tool, what cools the tool the quickest?
a. Lime
b. Oil
c. Air
d. Water - Answer-d. Water
2. If you use a drill with a fixed rate of speed and it is turning too slowly, what will
happen?
a. Drill bit will break
b. Drill will get stuck in the work piece
c. Hole will be oblong
d. One lip length will wear and become uneven - Answer-a. Drill bit will break
3. How do you best communicate with other trades?
a. Listen
b. Repeat info back to confirm
c. Process the information later
d. Guess - Answer-b. Repeat info back to confirm
4. Who generates a work order?
a. Any employee with a concern
b. A supervisor
c. Laborer
d. Mechanics - Answer-b. A supervisor
5. How does a labyrinth seal stop leakage?
a. By contact with the box
b. By design
c. By expanding with heat
d. By flexing with the shaft rotation - Answer-b. By design
6. What type of steel should be used for cutting tools?
a. High carbon steel
b. Low carbon steel
, c. Tool steel
d. Mild steel - Answer-c. Tool steel
7. You need to shim a pump. You determine that it requires a 1/64", 1/8" 3/64" 5/32" and
½" shim. What
is the total shim thickness?
a. 27/32"
b. 5/8"
c. ¾"
d. 29/64" - Answer-a. 27/32"
(1+8+3+10+32)/64"
= 54/64"
= 27/32"
8. What is the best method for sharpening a scribing tool?
a. Bench grinder
b. Point grinder
c. Honing
d. Lapping plate - Answer-c. Honing
9. Upon catastrophic failure, what type of maintenance is performed?
a. Reactive
b. Proactive
c. Preventative
d. Predictive - Answer-a. Reactive
10. When must a planned maintenance program schedule be overlooked?
a. During start up
b. Whenever there is a safety concern
c. At the end of a shift
d. Whenever a mechanic wants to work on a machine - Answer-b. Whenever there is a
safety concern
11. Metallic packing is used in a stuffing box due to:
a. The need for a good seal
b. In a high temperature application
c. Compatibility with acids
d. Good swelling properties allow expansion for better sealing - Answer-b. In a high
temperature application
Alignment and tools
1. When tempering a hand tool, what cools the tool the quickest?
a. Lime
b. Oil
c. Air
d. Water - Answer-d. Water
2. If you use a drill with a fixed rate of speed and it is turning too slowly, what will
happen?
a. Drill bit will break
b. Drill will get stuck in the work piece
c. Hole will be oblong
d. One lip length will wear and become uneven - Answer-a. Drill bit will break
3. How do you best communicate with other trades?
a. Listen
b. Repeat info back to confirm
c. Process the information later
d. Guess - Answer-b. Repeat info back to confirm
4. Who generates a work order?
a. Any employee with a concern
b. A supervisor
c. Laborer
d. Mechanics - Answer-b. A supervisor
5. How does a labyrinth seal stop leakage?
a. By contact with the box
b. By design
c. By expanding with heat
d. By flexing with the shaft rotation - Answer-b. By design
6. What type of steel should be used for cutting tools?
a. High carbon steel
b. Low carbon steel
, c. Tool steel
d. Mild steel - Answer-c. Tool steel
7. You need to shim a pump. You determine that it requires a 1/64", 1/8" 3/64" 5/32" and
½" shim. What
is the total shim thickness?
a. 27/32"
b. 5/8"
c. ¾"
d. 29/64" - Answer-a. 27/32"
(1+8+3+10+32)/64"
= 54/64"
= 27/32"
8. What is the best method for sharpening a scribing tool?
a. Bench grinder
b. Point grinder
c. Honing
d. Lapping plate - Answer-c. Honing
9. Upon catastrophic failure, what type of maintenance is performed?
a. Reactive
b. Proactive
c. Preventative
d. Predictive - Answer-a. Reactive
10. When must a planned maintenance program schedule be overlooked?
a. During start up
b. Whenever there is a safety concern
c. At the end of a shift
d. Whenever a mechanic wants to work on a machine - Answer-b. Whenever there is a
safety concern
11. Metallic packing is used in a stuffing box due to:
a. The need for a good seal
b. In a high temperature application
c. Compatibility with acids
d. Good swelling properties allow expansion for better sealing - Answer-b. In a high
temperature application
